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Cycling Increases in Popularity

Date Posted: 2001-06-01

More people use bicycles in Okinawa since there are no trains for commuting. According to a survey conducted by the Bicycle Promotion Association in Tokyo, Okinawan people owned one bicycle per 7.5 people last year, up from one per 9.3 people in ’93.

By prefecture, it marks the second highest increase in Japan. As cheaper and better quality bicycles are imported, more young students will buy them as a means of commuting. This is one sign that shows a change in car society.